Patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery were less likely than those on medical treatment to have coronary, cerebrovascular or kidney events, in new observational data. Medscape Medical News

Use of guideline-recommended meds started out high after CABG but waned over time in a registry study that, controversially, also saw no survival benefit to long-term postoperative beta blockers. Medscape Medical News

An investigation alleging that the vice-president of the Karolinska Institutet engaged in careless research tantamount to scientific misconduct has led to her being relieved of her role. Medscape Medical News

LV volumes fell and LVEF rose, often 10 points or more, after a year on the ARNI. That approaches gains on cardiac resynchronization therapy, "the reverse-remodeling champion," a researcher notes. Medscape Medical News

Cath-lab clinicians have seen familiar heparin dosing fail to reach target ACT, sometimes with costs. It’s all anecdotal, but they wonder if some heparin is ‘diluted’ and urge such cases be reported. Medscape Medical News

Using nonphysician healthcare workers to screen individuals for hypertension in nonmedical settings resulted in a substantial reduction in cardiovascular disease risk in two middle-income countries. Medscape Medical News

Using an artificial intelligence-based decision support system could help clinicians treating stable chest pain patients to not only better use resources, but reduce patient stress too, say UK researchers. Medscape News UK

Identification of nonvascular factors that predict major gastrointestinal bleed may help in choosing the most appropriate patients for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, say researchers. Medscape News UK

Identification of nonvascular factors that predict major gastrointestinal bleed may help in choosing the most appropriate patients for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, say researchers. Medscape News UK